McCutchen Mailday #44: My 1,100 unique Cutch card featuring the best players in the game!!!!

I can't believe that I own 1,100 unique cards of Cutch. 

When I started this blog 5 years ago, I barely had 100 cards of Cutch.  Since then I have added many elite cards to my PC (adding nearly 400 unique cards last year definitely helped push it to where it currently is) and I am currently on pace for another near 400 new additions this year.

This particular card isn't worth that much, but it does feature the best pitcher in the game today (Clayton Kershaw), the most raw power (Giancarlo Stanton), and the top two 5 tool talents in each league (Cutch and Trout)

I'm glad that a card like this is what represents this milestone addition to the PC.

McCutchen Mailday #66: Kershaw, Cutch, and Johnson

I'm at card number 66 in my pursuit to add 100 new Andrew McCutchen cards to my collection by year's end. My recent purchase is from 2015 Topps Heritage and cost me $8 delivered.

It features the 2015 MVP, 2013 MVP, and 2012 NL batting champ runner up.

McCutchen Monday: Face to Face with Kershaw

Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers are in playoff contention for the National League.  Both players also have MVP caliber performers on their team in Andrew McCutchen and Clayton Kershaw.

I recently came across a lot of Panini Elite Baseball inserts that included 2 copies of the card you see above.  They are numbered 775/999 and 165/999.  I don't have much of a need for two copies so if someone is interested in ONE of them please let me know by leaving a comment.  Sorry for the terrible cropping job, but it's late and I am too tired to go back and rescan the cards.

Unless the pitcher is just downright filthy with an ERA in the 1.00s with over 25 wins with double digit complete games I don't think that pitchers should be considered MVPs.  Don't get me wrong, without Kershaw the Dodgers probably aren't nearly as good as they are, but let's be real he plays in only 20% of the games and at best of those 20% of games he's only playing in 80% of the innings for those games.  Most position players perform in 150 games and often times for 9+ innings of those games.  If you completely disagree with me, feel free to leave a comment.

BTW...who do you think wins the NL MVP this year?  Could Cutch repeat?  Is Josh Harrison a possibility?

Trade with Thoughts & Sox and some TRADE BAIT

I recently made a trade with Adam from Thoughts and Sox.  Adam had read my blog and offered up a care package of Pirates past and present.  Since Adam collects Red Sox he has lots of Jason Bay Red Sox cards and was kind enough to bip me with these, the first thing I saw when I opened the package.

 Nothing like 8 Jason Bay 2010 Topps cards to get things going....

I have started to add more Jason Bay base cards to my PC over the past year, but have been avoiding the Red Sox years because that trade still bothers me.  Adam was kind enough to knock out a few that I needed

 and a few more that I needed along with a Van Slyke for the PC.

 This is some more of the highlights.  I have often seen that Jack Wilson auto on COMC and ebay, but never pulled the trigger on it.  Fortunately now I don't have to.  He also included a numbered McCutchen that I needed to add to my Finest rainbow.  I tried many times to scan the Wilson bowman heritage chrome, but it doesn't scan well for some reason.  Just know that it looks amazing in person.

 some vintage players on current cards and a current player on a vintage looking card.  Oh and an Al Oliver rookie cup card

 3 high numbered 2008 Heritage cards and 6 First edition UD cards, one featuring Jose Bautista

 O-Pee-Chee and a Mike Gonzalez first edition UD card.

everything else

Thanks for the trade Adam.  I hope we can do it again.  I got some more Red Sox cards started in a pile for when we do.

Last night I was at Target and saw these memorabilia packs on the pegs in the card section.  I decided to take a gamble and test my luck.  I'm glad I did because I got some great trade bait.  As I was opening the packs I immediately thought of who might want these cards.  If you do in fact want them leave a comment below and let's work out a trade.

The first pack I opened was 2009 spX.  Not much unique stuff in here except for the Nate McLouth dicut card for my PC.  The Hamilton is a sweet looking card.  I don't know why I didn't buy more of these when they came out.

Up next was a pack of 2010 Topps Series 1.  I've busted a ton of these before so I wasn't expecting much.  I was right....

until I saw these two cards

Ok, I know Greg is going to want the Kershaw gold card so until he says no, this card is going in his pile for our next trade. 

My last and final pack was a 2008 UD 1st Edition pack.  It looks like I got another card for Greg in this pack in the Russel Martin.  All cards below are for trade.  I also got another Jose Bautista which I showed above in my post from Thoughts and Sox but didn't feel the need to scan it in again.

My guaranteed memorabilia hit of the pack was this Old Judge Lance Berkman jersey card which I'm sure the Dimwit would want if he doesn't already have it.

Another McCutchen Relic & a Kershaw Jersey available for trade

 
I just thought I would share with you ONE of my newest additions to the Andrew McCutchen PC.  This is a 2011 Topps Lineage Mini Bat Relic.  Can you say suhweeeeet?  Cutch is the fricking man!!!!!  If you disagree, I invite you to review all the exclamation points I made after that sentence because you're &*#$ing wrong.

I love these mini relics.  They're fricking awesome!  I also happened to pick up a 2011 Lineage Clayton Kershaw jersey.  I would be willing to trade the Kershaw as I know there's LOTS of Dodgers fans here in blogger world.  Anyone interested?  Make me an offer.